Welcome to the Focus Room Response

Created by Marsha Appling-Nunez (@m.applingnunez), response for Your Metaphor Activity

Remember when I first started my Ontario Extend journey? My Teacher for Learning homepage uses this image. As I mentioned a respected college and good friend had sent me the above image stating, “basic issue in education”. It seemed like the perfect image to represent the concept of prior knowledge, the tangled web of culture, more… »

Social Networks for Educators Response

Created by Katie Halsall (@khalsall), response for Cultivate Your PLN Activity

This activity has opened the doors to the education network on Twitter and LinkedIn. I am a more frequent user of LinkedIn, as I have a larger amount of students and colleagues connected with me through here, but Twitter is still an important networking tool. I have begun following Ontario Extend, and E Campus Ontario more… »

The Implications of Shifting Assessment Design Response

Created by Marlee Lunshof (@marleelunshof), response for Thought Vectors and Nuggets Activity

Patch Nine: shifting the design of assessments sends a powerful article about student-directed learning… As someone who has been in school for twenty years, I know I speak for more than myself when I say that I do not remember or value the content of my classes as much as I do the learning moments more… »

A Domain of One’s Own – WIIFM? Response

Created by Helen DeWaard (@hj_dewaard), response for A Domain of One’s Own – WIIFM? Activity

Taking a look at the student’s thinking for creating a domain of their own – in the Faculty of Education. New teachers need to know what’s in it for them if they will take on the challenges of creating their own domain. Here are five reasons to consider DoOO and some resources to prompt more more… »